Ch 12 Synonyms Flashcards by Scott Kuna

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forswear, retract, recant, abstain from

A

abjure

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irritating, stinging, bitter, caustic

A

acrid

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stately, dignified, exalted, venerable

A

august

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insensitive, unsympathetic, thick-skinned

A

callous

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covert, furtive, surreptitious, stealthy

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clandestine

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scruple, qualm, misgiving, contrition

A

compunction

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holocaust, wildfire

A

conflagration

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overjoyed, ecstatic, tickled

A

elated

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lasting, permanent, unforgettable

A

indelible

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lenient, permissive, tolerant, liberal

A

indulgent

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persisting, chronic, dyed-in-the-wool

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inveterate

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inapplicable, immaterial, beside the point

A

irrelevant

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nighttime

A

nocturnal

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cliché, truism, bromide

A

platitude

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suppress, pacify, squelch, quash, crush

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quell

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still, inert, motionless, dormant, tranquil

A

quiescent

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ponder, reflect, mull over, muse

A

ruminate

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unexpressed, unvoiced, understood, implicit

A

tacit

Q

perceptible, actual, evident

A

tangible

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penetrating, cutting, telling, acute

A

trenchant